Chapter 49
Zhan Mu never thought that the live broadcasting career he had always dreamed of would take off like this.
In that afternoon's dungeon, Lu Chao single-handedly challenged dozens of people and quickly passed the game without taking any damage. He also instantly killed the anchor Qiqi, who had millions of followers. The slices of his live broadcast room were dug out by netizens, causing a small sensation.
When the incident started, Zhan Mu was eating barbecue and drinking cold beer alone, enjoying himself and watching the show while eating.
Due to the high popularity of the big anchor Qiqi, and his promise to fans that he would play 100 games in the Endless Corridor mode to get the MVP, he was discovered by some curious people, and almost all the people who entered the dungeon with Qiqi afterwards were the same group of people.
In other words, the actor is the scavenger who lets Qiqi win.
Netizens have launched a heated discussion on this matter, and the topic remains hot.
Netizen 1: This is hilarious! Is it necessary for such a big internet celebrity to do this? He even hired actors just for the show's effects. Is it that hard to admit that he's not talented enough? This is hilarious.
Netizen 2: Qiqi has been claiming to be a technical anchor since she became famous.
Netizen 3: Can't you see that he bought traffic from the beginning? Look for yourself, the difference between the number of video views and the number of likes in the early days is huge, it must be bought traffic!
Netizen 4: It's totally stupid. He has to have 100 live MVP games. He won't gain fame if he wins, and will be criticized for his poor skills and lack of moral integrity if he loses. So this kind of overnight fame will eventually fail.
Netizen 5: Qiqi! My peers are jealous, backlash! (love) (love) (love)
Netizen 6: Qiqi! My colleagues are jealous, rebound! (love) (love) (love)
Netizen 7: Qiqi! My peers are jealous, backlash! (love) (love) (love)
Netizen 8: Holy shit, what's the deal? How did they get into that fan club thing and even control the comments? Qiqi is the best! Why haven't you sent me money yet? It's five yuan a post, remember to contact me to delete it.
Netizen 9: Stop talking nonsense above, I’m dying of laughter in the comment section.
"Add some chili." Zhan Mu was watching with great interest. He pointed at the eggplant on the table and asked Lu Chao, who could only look but not eat, to sprinkle some seasoning on it. However, the person did not move. Zhan Mu looked up and met Lu Chao's resentful eyes.
Lu Chao pushed the chili dish in front of Zhan Mu and said, "Put it on yourself. I'm not your mule, horse, cow, or donkey."
“…” Zhan Mu then added the seasoning himself, thinking to himself, have I just found an electronic ancestor to worship?
A single stone caused a thousand ripples, and Qiqi seemed to have walked into trouble. Soon, his personal photos, related videos, and some inappropriate remarks in the live broadcast room were also dug out.
Netizen 1: Holy crap, it turns out to be Red Boy! I've finally realized it, brothers, he has an immortal background!
Netizen 2: I have been following him for a long time. When he didn’t even have a million followers, he was able to link up with other ups. He really has a background. He is worthy of being my mother’s son.
Netizen 3: @爱吃的大师展 is so disgusting, he even cyberbullies ordinary people. Qiqi’s fans are almost conquering the comment section. I also follow this up, but it has always been lukewarm.
Netizen 4: (Picture) Look, in order to win for himself, he asked others to quit the game, saying that he would send red envelopes. But when he lost, he immediately logged off and pretended to be dead. Hahahaha, this is the well-known anchor Qiqi.
Netizen 5: (Video link) How many coins did you give me? Did you give me 1 million? Why should I pay attention to you? Hahahahaha, so brave, so bold.
Zhan Mu took a closer look and switched back to his own account. Sure enough, 99+ messages in the message bar were all about Qiqi's incident. Some were scolding him, some were refuting him, and some were digging into his body. In short, it was a mess. His account with 18,000 followers had never been so lively.
Zhan Mu was also surprised to find that he actually had a few die-hard fans who spoke up for him on this matter.
I am Lu Chao's dog: protect protect protect protect protect protect protect protect protect protect.
I am Lu Chao’s dog: Can fans of a certain group stop dancing? No one cares whether your main person is cheating or not. This account of yours is just a food broadcaster.
yayayaya: Poor main character, playing games with friends, and being bullied by a certain fan group who thought I was a pushover. How come even the gaming area has a fan group? (Recharge comment)
Zhan Mu's eyes widened as he discovered that his number of fans had skyrocketed, exceeding the 20,000 mark. His old videos were dug up by netizens, and even his backstage income had increased by several hundred yuan for no reason.
Zi Han’s mother: Master Zhan, you are really famous.
Where's Lu Chao? Where's Lu Chao? Where's Lu Chao? Don't scold our Master Zhan for making Lu Chao! What did our Lu Chao do wrong?! (Wailing loudly)
Lu Chao, who was staring blankly at the neighbor next door, was stunned. Seeing this, he laughed awkwardly, "This level of enthusiasm between us really came as a surprise."
"Do you want to start a live broadcast to explain?" Zhan Mu asked.
"No need. This has nothing to do with you. It's just an unexpected disaster." Lu Chao pointed out sharply, "If you start the live broadcast right away, you might even be criticized for riding on Qiqi's popularity and making money. You're just trying to profit from her."
Feijige: The anchor created a digital human, so why can we play games together in Desperate Situation? (Question)
Zhan Mu was shocked by this, and he immediately replied to explain: "It's a friend. The one who logged in with me is a friend, and he used Lu Chao's model. I also bought a cyber data figure myself, and it just so happened that it also had Lu Chao's face."
Chef Zhan who loves to eat: My friend knows that I like Lu Chao, so he just cooperated with me to play cosplay.
Here, Lu Chao also took advantage of the opportunity and named it "Free as the Wind". He said: The real owner is here, I am the friend of Lu Chao who is modeling. It's just a game. Please don't disturb my private life. Sorry for the trouble. Thank you.
It made them look like decent people, and the big anchor Qiqi and even his fans were obsessed with it.
In the end, the incident ended with Qiqi losing 300,000 followers, and there was a wave of ghost videos on the Internet for a long time, mocking Qiqi and his various behaviors.
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That night, Zhan Mu was half full and a little tipsy. He was supported by Lu Chao and staggered towards the rental house.
There was a cool breeze, and Zhan Mu was actually very sober. He seemed to have the physique to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, even if his face was red and his head was not dizzy. However, in Lu Chao's eyes, he looked drunk.
The two men moved like crabs. Zhan Mu suddenly got hot-headed and took advantage of the alcohol to lie down and press Lu Chao against the wall in the corner. His eyes were blurred, filled with sadness and melancholy.
"What are you doing again?" Lu Chao said calmly.
Without moonlight, the dim streetlights seemed to reveal Zhan Mu's mood. The ambiguous emotions that had been suppressed for so long finally erupted today. Zhan Mu touched Lu Chao's chin and whispered, "You've been following me for so long, and you won't even bother to get me some chili powder?"
His drunken face showed both desire and resentment.
Lu Chao actually knew that he was not talking about the chili powder, but something else that he couldn't say directly.
"You're drunk, go back and have some sleep." Lu Chao wanted to push him away, but Zhan Mu refused to give in and kept playing Tai Chi with him.
"I'm not drunk... Lu Chao." Zhan Mu grabbed his hand and shouted, "Lu Chao!"
Lu Chao was startled by his shouting. He looked up and saw Zhan Mu's dejected face, like a resentful woman who was about to cry. His eyes spoke a thousand words, giving people a sense of an indescribable story.
"Lu Chao, I really want to live with you." Zhan Mu said softly.
Impossible, I'm not even a human being.
Lu Chao lowered his eyes, then touched his nose. It was strange. He also felt uncomfortable and depressed. In the end, reason prevailed over emotion, and he said with a smile:
"Zhan Mu, I'm serious. I'm just a cyber data person, a digital life. Let's not even talk about you getting married and having children to carry on the family line. You'll get old, but I'll always be young. Not to mention what if one day, the server of Extremis Game is shut down and I disappear. Then you..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhan Mu came over and blocked his words with his lips. Lu Chao even saw the thin tears at the corners of his eyes.
Zhan Mu's kiss was light, and his departure was like a feather, but his promise was heavy, sounding almost like a fairy tale.
He said, "Then I will make money and buy the game, including the company - as long as you can survive."
"Why, why?" Lu Chao's voice trembled, and he felt something hit his heart hard. It had been a long time since he became such a being.
Zhan Mu asked, "Then why did you appear in my insignificant life? I am just a mediocre person who can't be picked out if thrown into the crowd."
"..." Lu Chao laughed and replied, "Who was it that came to the dungeon for half a month straight to show off his presence, just to kill me? It was the same IP address every time, even a fool would recognize it."
The two of them were speechless, staring at each other in silence. The darkness had fallen, making it difficult for them to see each other, and the silence was filled with a subtle intimacy.
Zhan Mu felt an itch on his face and was touched by Lu Chao. Then, he was kissed by Lu Chao. This was the first time that Lu Chao took the initiative and kissed him sincerely.
Lu Chao had no saliva, so when he kissed him, all he could hear was Zhan Mu's intense heartbeat, his breathing rubbing against his ear, and his lips and tongue, which became more and more natural after he became unfamiliar with them.
"How could you be so good?" Zhan Mu took a long breath, his voice slightly hoarse. He hadn't known when Lu Chao had pressed him against the wall. When he looked up, he saw the tip of Lu Chao's nose not far away.
"I learned it from you," Lu Chao said. He was unaware of his own expression. At that moment, only his heartbeat and emotion remained.
It was scorching hot all day long and the rental house was very hot. Even the electric fan couldn't dispel the restless heat from Zhan Mu. He finished his shower and came out to see Lu Chao, who was still in human form. His Adam's apple rolled, and he guessed something from his tacit consent.
The window was wide open, and the halo of light outside was enough for Zhan Mu to see Lu Chao clearly. His expression was calm, even as if he was in a trance, and he looked calm and indifferent. It was not until Zhan Mu appeared that those empty and calm pupils showed a hint of disturbance.
"I thought I would be a cyber data man all my life." Lu Chao said this. He stood up, pulled up the curtains, and sat on Zhan Mu's bed, looking very confused and ignorant.
They had slept in this bed many times, kissed, hugged and touched each other, but they had never broken the rules.
Zhan Mu couldn't stand it any longer. He liked Lu Chao's face that made people hard at first sight, so he loosened the towel, climbed onto the bed, pressed Lu Chao down and kissed him hungrily. He asked, "Is it okay?"
"What can I do..." As soon as Lu Chao said this, he understood Zhan Mu's hint. He used his body reaction to tell himself that he could do it, very well.
So Lu Chao shook his head with a dark face and said firmly: "No!"
Zhan Mu paused, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and muttered to himself, "Why are you speaking foreign languages again?"
As if the alcohol was just taking effect, Zhan Mu rubbed his groggy head, his breath filled with the aroma of beer and malt, and was just about to touch the glass of rock sugar and pear drink on the bedside table.
"Okay." Zhan Mu answered courageously, boldly and frivolously, and took off the last piece of clothing in front of Lu Chao.
For some reason, Lu Chao was shocked when he saw this, and then he fell into immense self-blame and struggle. He even wanted to cry, but unfortunately he had no tears.
Zhan Mu asked, "Why are you still crying?"
"No." Lu Chao kissed the corner of his lips and replied, "I just didn't expect that I could have this kind of experience... Zhan Mu, you have given me so much, not just love."
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